Tags: Archaea.
Thermococcus celer is a species of extremely thermophilic Archaea and the type species for Thermococcus. For optimal growth it requires a temperature of 85 °C. T. celer is an organotrophic organism. It needs a source of sulphur to thrive. In the laboratory it was found to be unable to use maltose as a carbon source and required to be provided with peptides. Like many other archaea T. celer is a strict anaerobe.The chromosome of T.